Nucleic Acids
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Nucleic Acids are substances formed from large molecules that are composed of monomeric nucleotides. DNA and RNA (deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid, respectively) are both nucleic acids. Single-stranded RNA contains information which can be translated by a ribosome to code specific proteins. DNA has two strands to provide error-correction, and is at a step removed from the transcription process. DNA is used to code strands of messenger RNA, which in turn transcribes the final protein.
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Different forms of nucleic acid (known as nucleic acid analogues) can be artificially created for research or for medical purposes.
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| Areas of Molecular Biology | ||
| Proteins | Enzymes | Nucleic Acids | Amino Acids | Genomics | ||
